Agenda

Council - Monday, 26th January, 2026 7.00 pm

Venue: Oakenshaw Community Centre. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Welcome
2.	Apologies for Absence
3.	Declarations of Interest To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.
4.	Announcements To consider Announcements under Procedure Rule 10: a) Mayor’s Announcements b) The Leader’s Announcements c) Chief Executive’s Announcements.
5.	Questions on Notice (Procedure Rule 9) (to follow)
6.	Motions on Notice (Procedure Rule 11) (to follow)
7.	Executive Committee View the background to item 7.
	Executive Committee Minutes - Meeting held on 25th November 2025 PDF 425 KB
7.1	Quarter 2 2025/26 Finance Monitoring Report PDF 1 MB
	Executive Committee minutes - Meeting held on 13th January 2026 PDF 535 KB
7.2	Homelessness Prevention Grant Funding 2026/27 to 2028/29 (including Rough Sleeper Grant) and Domestic Abuse Grant PDF 273 KB View the background to item 7.2
7.3	Pay Policy 2026 - 2027 PDF 122 KB View the background to item 7.3 Additional documents: Appendix 1 - 2026-27 Pay Policy , item 7.3 PDF 640 KB
7.4	Independent Remuneration Panel Recommendations 2026-2027 PDF 221 KB View the background to item 7.4 Additional documents: IRP report 2026_27 RBC V1.3 , item 7.4 PDF 293 KB
7.5	Business Rates - Discretionary Rates Relief Policy 2026/27 PDF 155 KB View the background to item 7.5
7.6	Council Tax Base Report 2026/27 PDF 125 KB View the background to item 7.6
7.7	Council Tax - Empty Homes Discounts and Premiums 2026/27 PDF 277 KB View the background to item 7.7
7.8	Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27 PDF 243 KB View the background to item 7.8
7.9	Discretionary Council Tax Reduction Policy 2026/27 PDF 136 KB View the background to item 7.9 Additional documents: RBC Council Tax Reduction Policy 2026_27 Appendix A , item 7.9 PDF 294 KB
7.10	Housing Revenue Account Rent Setting 26/27 PDF 138 KB View the background to item 7.10
7.11	Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-27 to 28-29 Fees and Charges and consultation outcome including Worcestershire Regulatory Services Budget Recommendations PDF 2 MB View the background to item 7.11 Additional documents: Appendix C - Revised RBC Fees & Charges Schedule , item 7.11 PDF 780 KB Appendix D (part 1) - Redditch Budget Consultation 26-27 - toplines & initial analysis with demographics , item 7.11 PDF 724 KB Appendix D (part 2) - Redditch Budget Survey Toplines , item 7.11 PDF 459 KB Appendix C - Updated Redditch Fees & Charges Schedule - Supplementary Papers , item 7.11 PDF 780 KB
8.	Constitution Review Report PDF 327 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 Licensing Committee Minutes EXTRACT , item 8. PDF 357 KB Appendix 2 - Respondent Comments (1) , item 8. PDF 215 KB Appendix 3 - General Comments (2) , item 8. PDF 216 KB Appendix 4 - Amended Scheme of Delegations - Track Changes pdf , item 8. PDF 340 KB Appendix 5 - Time Limits - Motions on Notice , item 8. PDF 179 KB
9.	Urgent Business - Record of Decisions PDF 189 KB There has been one urgent decision since the previous council meeting in respect of the appointment of an interim Section 151 Officer.
10.	Urgent Business - general (if any) To consider any additional items exceptionally agreed by the Mayor as Urgent Business in accordance with the powers vested in him by virtue of Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. (This power should be exercised only in cases where there are genuinely special circumstances which require consideration of an item which has not previously been published on the Order of Business for the meeting.)